The House Committee on Public Health

83rd Legislature

April 16, 2013

During reading and referral of bills

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 16, 2013, and permission granted on April 16, 2013, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Public Health met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst, at 12:01 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Collier; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; and Zedler.

A quorum was present.

HB 405

The chair laid out HB 405 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 405, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Collier; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Cortez (1).

HB 1204

The chair laid out HB 1204 as pending business.

Representative Guerra moved that HB 1204, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Collier; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Cortez (1).

HB 1395

The chair laid out HB 1395 as pending business.

Representative Zedler moved that HB 1395, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Collier; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Cortez (1).

HB 1605

The chair laid out HB 1605 as pending business.

Representative Collier moved that HB 1605, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Collier; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Cortez (1).

HB 2042

The chair laid out HB 2042 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Guerra moved that HB 2042, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Collier; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Cortez (1).

HB 3556

The chair laid out HB 3556 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Naishtat moved that HB 3556, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Collier; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Cortez (1).

At 12:10 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Kolkhorst, Chair

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Donald Barber, Clerk